2008 Women's Indoor Pan American Cup

The 2008 Women's Indoor Pan American Cup was the 4th edition of the Indoor Pan American Cup, an indoor hockey competition. The tournament was held in San Juan, Argentina, from 19–23 November.

2008 Women's Indoor
Pan American Cup

Tournament details
City	San Juan, Argentina
Dates	19–23 November
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (1st title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	93 (4.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jennifer Mathis (16 goals)
Best player	Vilma Bustos
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Argentina won the tournament for the first time, defeating the United States 4–2 in the final. Mexico won the bronze medal after defeating Peru 1–0 in the third place match.

Teams

The following eight teams competed for the title:

• Argentina
• Chile
• Mexico
• Paraguay
• Peru
• United States

Results

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	0	31	2	+29	15	Advanced to Semi-Finals
2	Argentina (H)	5	3	1	1	19	5	+14	10
3	Mexico	5	2	2	1	11	17	−6	8
4	Peru	5	1	2	2	5	13	−8	5
5	Paraguay	5	1	0	4	5	24	−19	3
6	Chile	5	0	1	4	6	16	−10	1

Source: PAHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

19 November 2008 16:00 United States 11–0 Mexico Mathis  3', 11', 19', 27', 40' McEvoy  8', 18', 26' Zelenak  9' Bloemker  31' Ford  38' Report Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Cinthia Mellí (ARG)

19 November 2008 17:00 Chile 2–2 Peru T. Merino  16' Carballo  20' Report Ardiles  8' Vidal  24' Umpires: Arely Castellanos (MEX) Beatrice Mongelos (PAR)

19 November 2008 20:00 Argentina 8–1 Paraguay Paz  4', 9', 13', 17' González  30', 33', 36' Yanzi  39' Report Ruíz  27' Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Arely Castellanos (MEX)

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20 November 2008 09:00 Mexico 5–2 Chile Correa  3', 8' Cota  18' Solís  37', 40' Report T. Merino  14' Gudenschwager  22' Umpires: Beatrice Mongelos (PAR) Wendy Stewart (CAN)

20 November 2008 10:00 Paraguay 1–11 United States O. Spiridonoff Arrom  11' Report Mathis  1', 24', 27', 34' McEvoy  7', 26' Hood  11' Randall  29' Peisch  35', 39' McConville  37' Umpires: Carlos García (MEX) Arely Castellanos (MEX)

20 November 2008 11:00 Peru 0–3 Argentina Report Yanzi  15' Paz  15', 26' Umpires: Beatrice Mongelos (PAR) Carlos García (MEX)

20 November 2008 16:00 Paraguay 1–0 Chile O. Spiridonoff Arrom  35' Report Umpires: Arely Castellanos (MEX) Wendy Stewart (CAN)

20 November 2008 17:00 Mexico 1–1 Peru Chávez  28' Report Gaete  18' Umpires: Cinthia Mellí (ARG) Beatrice Mongelos (PAR)

20 November 2008 20:00 Argentina 0–1 United States Report Mathis  22' Umpires: Carlos García (MEX) Arely Castellanos (MEX)

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21 November 2008 09:00 United States 6–0 Peru Mathis  13', 14' Valeo  17' McEvoy  25', 37' Zelenak  40' Report Umpires: Beatrice Mongelos (PAR) Diego Barbas (ARG)

21 November 2008 10:00 Mexico 3–1 Paraguay Cota  13' Chávez  20' Calderón  36' Report T. Spiridonoff Arrom  32' Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Cinthia Mellí (ARG)

21 November 2008 11:00 Chile 1–6 Argentina T. Merino  12' Report Alonso  9' J. Bustos  14' Vena  15' González  22' Paz  26' Yanzi  32' Umpires: Arely Castellanos (MEX) John Hrystak (CAN)

21 November 2008 15:00 Peru 2–1 Paraguay Vidal  3', 23' Report O. Spiridonoff Arrom  31' Umpires: Cinthia Mellí (ARG) Arely Castellanos (MEX)

21 November 2008 16:00 United States 2–1 Chile Mathis  4' McConville  33' Report Gudenschwager  37' Umpires: Beatrice Mongelos (PAR) Ruben Vargas (ARG)

21 November 2008 19:00 Argentina 2–2 Mexico Alonso  20' González  36' Report Chávez  4' Cota  37' Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Beatrice Mongelos (PAR)

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

23 November 2008 09:15 Paraguay 1–2 Chile Ruíz  23' Report Carballo  30' Gudenschwager  37' Umpires: Carlos García (MEX) Ruben Vargas (ARG)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	22 November 2008
	United States	2
					23 November 2008
	Peru	0
					United States	2
	22 November 2008
					Argentina	4
	Argentina	3
	Mexico	1
					Third Place
					23 November 2008
					Peru	0
					Mexico	1

Semi-finals

22 November 2008 15:00 Argentina 3–1 Mexico González  2', 8' Yanzi  20' Report Correa  15' Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Beatrice Mongelos (PAR)

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22 November 2008 17:30 United States 2–0 Peru Mathis  2', 23' Report Umpires: Cinthia Mellí (ARG) Arely Castellanos (MEX)

Third and fourth place

23 November 2008 10:30 Peru 0–1 (a.e.t.) Mexico Report Chávez  41' Umpires: Beatrice Mongelos (PAR) Cinthia Mellí (ARG)

Final

23 November 2008 13:00 United States 2–4 Argentina Mathis  13' McEvoy  28' Report Paz  18' González  20' Alonso  22' Yanzi  32' Umpires: Arely Castellanos (MEX) Wendy Stewart (CAN)

Awards

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorers	Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Vilma Bustos	Jennifer Mathis	Alícia Takeda

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	Argentina (H)	7	5	1	1	26	8	+18	16	Tournament Champion
	United States	7	6	0	1	35	6	+29	18
	Mexico	7	3	2	2	13	20	−7	11
4	Peru	7	1	2	4	5	16	−11	5
5	Chile	6	1	1	4	8	17	−9	4
6	Paraguay	6	1	0	5	6	26	−20	3

Source: Pan American Hockey Federation
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 93 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.65 goals per match.

16 goals

• Jennifer Mathis

8 goals

• María Mercedes Paz
• Agustina González Mínguez
• Alison McEvoy

5 goals

• Emma Yanzi

4 goals

• Sally Chávez Cota

3 goals

• Julieta Alonso
• Karin Gudenschwager
• Trinidad Merino
• Cindy Correa
• Eliana Cota Felipé
• Olga Spiridonoff Arrom
• Nancy Vidal

2 goals

• Valentina Carballo
• Silvia Solís Alvarado
• María Ruíz Díaz
• Corrine McConville
• Virginia Peisch
• Denise Zelenak

1 goal

• Jessica Bustos
• Milagros Vena
• Blanca Calderón Villafuerte
• Tamara Spiridonoff Arrom
• Ximena Ardiles
• Jennifer Gaete
• Rachael Bloemker
• Maren Ford
• Kelly Hood
• Meredith Randall
• Emily Valeo

External links

• Pan American Hockey Federation